A very enjoyable and successful trip to Kenya for the Zoology programme this year. Wonderful fauna both great and small and lots to learn about for everyone. If you are keen to see what it’s all about feel free to follow Zoology on Instagram with @plymouth_zoology

The Danger of Minimalist Design (& the death of detail) A short thread...

What a fantastic picture of an elusive snow leopard in Ladakh, probably reacting to the shutter sound of the camera trap. saschafonseca.com/project/snow-l…

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A friend of mine sent me this tonight. Unbelievable herd of fallow. Makes Hampshire look like the bloody Serengeti.

An adult eel is capable of producing lethal levels of electricity, up to 600 volts, which is enough to kill large animals, like caimans, crocodiles & alligators [read more: buff.ly/2XXP1iH, buff.ly/3NHTkm8] [source: buff.ly/3CCJXyI] x.com/Raw_News1st/st…

Oh my Ocean 🌀💫 from NASA Webb Telescope #deepfield

A cross-section of an elephant’s foot alongside a human foot x-ray, revealing a striking skeletal likeness [source, credit, University of Queensland: buff.ly/2LXrkAb]

Botanists are disappearing – just when the world needs them most theconversation.com/botanists-are-… The Conversation 🌳☘️🌴🍁🌿🎋🌼🪷#plants #plantblindness #natureawareness #iamabotanist

Ghanaian musician Moussa Diarra demonstrating how to play the kush-kosh. Pure joy.

A Lego submarine that actually works and has depth control Source of video: Brick Experiment Channel:

1 wing flap from 15 moth species

Great to see this cool project with Ashley Ward and @TimothySchaerf in print! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group #FFSG is creating a fantastic new website to showcase freshwater fish species. Despite 51% of fishes being freshwater, 99% of fish photographs are of marine fishes (I made that up!). But please consider helping FFSG by sharing your photos

My favourite study of "how often does a family with small children get a respiratory infection?" is this one, from the USA: doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci… Children <5y have one of 16 common respiratory viruses detected in a nasal swab 50% of the year!

The fab Louise Firth giving her talk at #ITRS2023 on epibiosis on limpets! Cool stuff!